| Gary Shuchuk | |||
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| Born | (1967-02-17)February 17, 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings SC Herisau EC KAC Düsseldorfer EG Krefeld Pinguin | ||
| NHL draft | 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2004 | ||
Gary Robert Shuchuk (born February 17, 1967) is a Canadian professionalice hockey coach and formerforward who is currently an assistant coach withGrizzlys Wolfsburg of theDeutsche Eishockey Liga. He played in theNational Hockey League (NHL) between 1991 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2004, was spent in the minor leagues and later in Europe. After his playing career Shuchuk turned to coaching and spent several years at the American collegiate level.
Born inEdmonton,Alberta, Shuchuk committed to theUniversity of Wisconsin during his second year playing for theSt. Albert Saints of theAlberta Junior Hockey League. He played 4 years for theBadgers from 1986-1990. During that time he won aWCHA Championship, anNCAA Championship, and was named aFirst-Team All-American. During the1989-1990 Season he accumulated 80 points (41 goals, 39 assists), which currently ranks 6th all time for total points in a season inWisconsin Hockey history, his 41 goals that season also ranks 4th in the program's history. Other notable historic statistics include: 2nd all time inWisconsin Hockey program history for number of games played (177 GP), 5th all time in career penalty minutes (314 PIMs), 7th all time in career goals (85 G), and 12th all time in career points (176 pts).
Shuchuk started his National Hockey League career with theDetroit Red Wings in1990. Shuchuk then went to theLos Angeles Kings as part of thePaul Coffey-Jimmy Carson trade,[1] and is probably best known for scoring the game-winning goal for the Kings in double overtime of game 5 of the 1993Smythe Division finals against theVancouver Canucks.[2] During the 1993 season, Shuchuk and theLos Angeles Kings made it to theStanley Cup Finals, before falling to theMontreal Canadiens in 5 games. In addition to his time in the NHL, Shuchuk played in theIHL, and theAHL, with theAdirondack Red Wings,Houston Aeros,Phoenix Roadrunners, and theOrlando Solar Bears. He went on to play in Europe, having played forSC Herisau in theSwiss 1. Liga, forEC KAC in theAustrian Hockey League, as well asDüsseldorfer EG andKrefeld Pinguine of theDeutsche Eishockey Liga. During the2002-03 DEL season, he captained theKrefeld Pinguine to their first league championship in over 50 years.
Shuchuk played forTeam Canada in the1990 Goodwill Games winning aBronze Medal in the process. He also captainedTeam Canada to a Gold Medal in the2002 Deutschland Cup. He was once again elected toTeam Canada for the2003 Deutschland Cup.
Shuchuk was a player assistant coach for theSpringfield Falcons for the2003-04 AHL season. In 2010 he was hired as an Assistant Coach for theWisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team. He helped the program reach twoNCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's, as well as winning the2014 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. In 2015 he went on to become an Assistant Coach for theMichigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team, helping the program win the2017 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and securing a spot in the2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[3] In 2017, he was named the head coach of theJanesville Jets of theNorth American Hockey League.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 56 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 49 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 44 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 46 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 45 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 59 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 79 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 47 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 56 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 33 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 55 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Herisau | NLA | 40 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EC KAC | AUT | 52 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 71 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 56 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 60 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 67 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 142 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 70 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| WCHA Champion | 1989-90 |
| NCAA Champion | 1989–90 |
| WCHA Player of the Year | 1989–90 |
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 1989–90 |
| AHCAWest First-Team All-American | 1989–90 |
| Calder Cup Champion | 1991-1992 |
| Stanley Cup Runner-up | 1992-1993 |
| DEL Champion | 2002-2003 |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | WCHA Most Valuable Player 1989–90 | Succeeded by |